Well here I am Stateside.... freezing my arse off.. and happier than I can ever recall...Everywhere you go.... you always take the weather with you....shite... havent been able to do that but anyways a fabulous acoustic...Ive tried to upload a pic of me and my snowman... but mog and says puter says no...WTF And BTW it was 100 degrees when I left Oz... and I am now in full on yeti snow gear...lo...
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Well dear mog,In less than 2 hours I head to the airport, I am leaving Australia and summer (it was a stinker here yesterday) and am heading off into the wild blue yonder to winter, snow, ice, basically butt numbing weather...lol..My luggage is overweight... so I am unpacking... shite I just finished packing...The house is packed up, all my belongings are packed up, the animals have been packed...
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Live at Coachella 07'... just in case you missed it like me... urghhAwesome....
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Just can’t get enough of the remarkable tunesmith Neil Finn - leader, singer-guitarist, and chief songwriter of the well-loved New Zealand/Australian rock ensemble Crowded House. Although he recorded a couple of solid solo projects (and two pleasing albums with his brother and frequent collaborator Tim Finn), we’ve heard nothing truly new from Crowded House in years. Understandably.Neil, bassi
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I was listening to Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins over the holidays, and getting the occasional zap from the haunting harmonies provided by the Watsons. It started me thinking about the thrilling vocal blend that family genetics can produce. You can hear it in recordings by the likes of Tim & Neil Finn of Crowded House (and before that, when they were both in Split Enz), the Everly Brothers, th...
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Johnny Marr threw his hat in and wrote new music with the guys from Australian band Crowded House. "Even A Child" written with frontman Neil Finn will be featured on the band's first album in 14 years, ??Time On Earth??(Capitol).Marr, formerly of the Smiths and currently in Modest Mouse, undoubtedly will bring a lot of new attention to the group.??Time On Earth?? is due for release July 3. The...
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*Almost business as usual*In terms of unbridled pop eloquence and charm, nothing much seems to have changed since Crowded House called it a day after 1993's Together Alone album, but events from their time apart can't help but inform their new music. Neil Finn and bassist Nick Seymour still know their way around a hook-laden radio-friendly hit, but are doing so without the sparky personality of...
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As if a Coachella performance wasn't enough to please fans of the Melbourne based band, Crowded House are releasing a new album next year, after an 11 year hiatus.From the BBC:"Revived band Crowded House are to release an album this year, more than a decade after they originally split.":http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6301803.stmAnd here's a reminder of what they do so well...
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The Red Planet is home to Valles Marineris, the solar system's largest canyon. Within this canyon lies Ius Chasma. This image, which spans the floor of its southern trench, was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.The layered deposits consist of dark basalt lava flows and bright sedimentary layers. The sediments are likely to be from atmospheric dust, sand or alluvium from an ancient water ...
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Crowded House is one of the Greatest. Pop. Bands. Ever. Blame this post on Blair. However, I will thumb-wrestle anyone who feels differently. How can you not adore:-the harmonies?-the jangling guitars?-the unabashedly romantic lyrics?-the pure pop shiny brilliance?Crowded House is better than Paxil. As evidence, I offer the following:Fall At Your Feet, from Woodface (1991)Into Temptation, from ...
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Last nite went to see Crowded House at the Liverpool Echo Arena and they put on a fantastic gig playing all the hits and afew newer ones. For the encore they were joined onstage by Johnny Marr, and preformed The Smiths Classic There Is A Light That Never Goes Outi found a clip on youtube (not the best) but worth checking outthe support group was a new group (to me) from liverpool called Vooagai...
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Crowded House (claimed as Aussies.... Ok they are Kiwis!!!) at their best...You want connection... here it is... that is music!!
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The recently reformed Crowded House has announced details concerning Time On Earth, their first record of new material since 1993's Together Alone. Time On Earth will be released by EMI\Parlophone worldwide on July 2nd 2007, with the exception of North America where it will be released by ATO Records on July 10th. It features founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour. "Don't Stop Now" will b...
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Here's my belated review of the recent top notch Crowded House show in Melbourne, Australia. I'm writing this nearly two weeks after the show, and forgetting a lot of the details, so if anyone has a recording of the show I'd love to have a copy! BACKGROUND Crowded House are known for their unpredictable shows with improvised music, banter and on-the-fly audience interaction, and Tuesday, 2nd ...
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Some ten years ago, Crowded House said farewell to the world in a final concert in front of 120,000 fans in Sydney at the Opera House. The CD and DVD of this concert is out, reminding the world what a great band Crowded House was.http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/1033:1032 The link is to a video of the last song performed: "Don't Dream It's Over"
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